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Tiffany Lohwater As researchers develop breakthroughs and answer tough questions confronting deeply-held beliefs, the manager of the AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology encouraged scientists and educators to engage the public in science-related dialogue that considers the...

R. Scott Kemp With more than 20 nations, including many in the war-torn region of the Middle East, announcing their intention to build large power reactors, the question arises: Will the spread of nuclear power also mean the spread of nuclear weapons? Two specialists offered a sobering assessment...

Two Science magazine writers have been awarded top honors for their stories on global HIV/AIDS funding and the subtle brain injuries suffered by Iraq war veterans. Jon Cohen For his seven-month investigation of how a sudden and major influx of HIV/AIDS funding has been spent in Western research...

Brianna Blaser If you're a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow anxious about finding a tenure-track or research position at a college or university, you're not alone. The tough economy has tightened budgets at research institutions around the country, forcing many to freeze hiring or reduce...

Hideaki Koizumi The patient suffered from advanced Lou Gehrig’s disease and had been in a vegetative state for two years, never speaking, never showing a sign that she could hear. But Japanese scientist Hideaki Koizumi wanted to know more about her condition, and so he fitted the patient with a...

Michael Holland and Kei Koizumi More than 200 scientists, mathematicians and engineers from around the United States arrived in Washington, D.C. at a time of economic uncertainty: President Barack Obama had made a series of strong statements in support of science, but the economic climate was grim...

Glenn Ruskin and Mark S. Frankel AAAS has joined a coalition of professional associations and unions focused on helping organizations and their members defend against external pressures challenging the integrity of their work. Launched at a 20 May press conference at the National Press Club in...

"Voluntary, nationwide education standards in science, along with reading and math, are the next logical step" toward improving K-12 education in America, according to commentary published 10 June 2009 in the Houston Chronicle. Versions of the op-ed by Leshner and Roseman also appeared 23 June in...

A coalition of 31 science and higher education organizations led by AAAS on 10 June urged the U.S. State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to take a series of steps that could lead to quicker and more reliable processing of visas for visiting scientists, engineers and scholars. The...